Iran says British-Australian academic freed in exchange for three Iranians

Kylie Moore-Gilbert has been released (Iranian State Television via AP)

Iran has released detained British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert in exchange for three Iranians held abroad, according to Iran state TV.

Ms Moore-Gilbert was a Melbourne University lecturer on Middle Eastern studies when she was picked up at Tehran airport while trying to leave the country after attending an academic conference in 2018.